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Variety has confirmed that Marvel has temporarily shut down its production for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever while actor Letitia Wright recovers from an on-set stunt injury from August. Wright suffered from the injury over two months ago while shooting a sequence that involved a stunt rig. The injury was not initially supposed to impact the filming schedule as Ryan Coogler and the rest of the team filmed in Atlanta while Wright recovered in London. In a statement, Wright’s reps have indicated, ““Letitia has been recovering in London since September from injuries sustained on the set of Black Panther 2 and is looking forward to returning to work early 2022.” The film is originally set to release on November 11, 2022 after its delay from July 8, 2022. It is uncertain whether or not this pau...

Netflix has unveiled the full schedule for Stranger Things Day, which will celebrate the hotly-anticipated fourth season of the original series on Saturday, November 6. November 6 was aptly selected as Stranger Things Day to coincide with the date that Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) went missing in 1983 in the first season of the show. Festivities will commence promptly at 12 a.m. PT across Stranger Things‘ social channels before the streamer unveils the first “tease” at 7 a.m. PT. Throughout the rest of the event, Netflix will debut the official map of Hawkins, Indiana, where the series is set, and unveil the names of the episodes in the upcoming season. Additionally, fans will be able to tour the series’ first-ever pop-up stores in New York City and Los Angeles. The event ...

Taika Waititi is set to adapt Alejandro Jodorowsky’s graphic novel The Incal. The original 1970s novel is the first in the series, is a collaborative piece between Jodorowsky and cult filmmaker Moebius. The Incal was what launched the Jodoverse and includes titles such as The Metabarons and Megalex in the comics. Waititi could potentially give a guiding hand in bringing the Jodoverse to film and television. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Waititi mentioned that he received the go-ahead from Jodorowsky himself to make the film, “The films and graphic novels of Alejandro Jodorowsky have influenced me and so many others for so long. I was stunned to be given the opportunity to bring his iconic characters to life and I am grateful to Alejandro, Fabrice and everyone at Humano...

Earlier this year, Lucasfilm cut ties with MMA fighter-turned-actress Gina Carano — who plays Cara Dune in the fan-favorite Star Wars series The Mandalorian — over her controversial social media posts, but despite several months passing by, some of her colleagues still have yet to comment on her departure. While some are worried about fan reactions to anything they might say about Carano, Moff Gideon actor Giancarlo Esposito has now decided to open up about his relationship with her while working on set together. Speaking to fans at the Denver FAN EXPO, Esposito was asked who his favorite person to work with on The Mandalorian was, to which he answered Carano. “I’ll say it without hesitation: Gina Carano,” the American actor began. “I’m not gonna weigh in on any of that...

Chicagoans Simon and Kareme are returning with more shenanigans in the new trailer for season two of South Side. Out next week on Thursday, November 11, the preview for the next installment of the series promises more adventures from the iconic duo, including some interesting side hustles. The TV show first debuted on Comedy Central in 2019 but will be moving to HBO Max for the upcoming season. Like the previous one, this coming season was filmed in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. Sultan Salahuddin, who plays Simon, and Kareme, portrayed by Kareme Young, will once again co-star as best friends that recently graduated from community college and work together at a rent-to-own business. Bashir Salahuddin and Chandra Russell, who depict a pair of Chicago city police officers, will also ...

Netflix has officially released the final trailer for La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) Part 5: Volume 2. The second half of the popular show’s final season promises to give fans a proper look at the fate of The Professor, portrayed by Álvaro Morte, and his gang: “Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó) is dead and the enemy still lurks in the Bank of Spain, wounded but dangerous as ever. Facing their darkest hour yet, the gang hatches a bold new plan to get the gold out without anyone noticing. To make matters worse, the Professor may have made the biggest mistake of his life.” Joining Morte in the cast are Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce, Darko Peric, Hovik Keuchkerian, Luka Peros, Belén Cuesta, Rodrigo de la Serna and Najwa Nimri, among others. Part 5: V...

Gal Gadot is now in talks to join Disney‘s upcoming live-action adaptation of Snow White. According to a new report from Deadline, the Wonder Woman actress will be joining the film to play the infamous Evil Queen, opposite of the previously-cast Rachel Zegler’s Snow White. Other details revolving around the project remain scarce at this point, but the live-action adaptation is said to expand on the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from 1938, fleshing out both its story and its music. Marc Webb will be helming the crew as director with Marc Platt producing, while Benj Pasek and Justin Paul — most known for their work on La La Land, The Greatest Showman and Dear Evan Hansen — will be joining to write new songs and original music. Gadot herself will star ...

According to reports, Hollywood is now developing a live-action adaptation of Shueisha‘s Weekly Shōnen Jump serialized series Gantz. Director Julius Avery of Overlord is now tied to direct the film despite no official of the project just yet. When asked about the news, original manga creator Hiroya Oku revealed that he is not part of the adaptation and was learning about it for the first time on Twitter. It is interesting to note that Oku revealed that he signed a contract for the rights to Gantz and that Arrow co-creator Marc Guggenheim was working on a script last year. Hiroya Oku’s Gantz manga originally debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump back in 2000 and ran until 2013, spawning an anime series, video game, live-action Japanese films and a CGI movie. 昔に契約許諾はしましたが、進んでいることを知りませんでした。 — 奥 浩哉 (@...

Ahead of Disney+ Day (November 12) this year, Disney has revealed its latest The Simpsons short. Delivering a poster, the teaser for “The Simpsons in Plusaversary” shows Homer meeting Goofy in a meeting of the minds. The upcoming short leads an array of new content, fan offerings and exclusive offers set to be rolled out by The Walt Disney Company to celebrate its streaming platform. “The Simpsons in Plusaversary” serves as Disney+’s third collaborative release with Matt Groening‘s iconic animated series. Earlier this year, Disney+ delivered the Marvel-themed episode “The Good, The Bart, and The Loki” and Star Wars-themed “Maggie Simpson in The Force Awakens from Its Nap.” Look for “The Simpsons in Plusaversary” and more to hit Disney+ November 12. For more entertainment news, Hollywood is...

Earlier this summer, Netflix revealed the main cast for its Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series. The Hollywood Reporter has now announced that Daniel Dae Kim has joined the cast and will play the series regular role of Fire Lord Ozai, also known as the “ruthless driven leader of the Fire Nation who demands everyone live up to his impossible standards, especially his teen son, Prince Zuko.” The story follows Ozai’s motivation to conquer the world as he goes on to try to fulfill his destiny of finishing the war started by his ancestors. Kim joins a recently announced cast that features Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley and Dallas Liu. Amongst Kim’s credits are Hawaii Five-O, Lost and Hellboy. Albert Kim will be the central writer on the show with executive producers Dan Lin, L...

With Jeymes Samuel’s Western The Harder They Fall officially available on Netflix, the streaming service confirmed that one of the film’s easter eggs actually pays tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman. Taking to Twitter to reveal the fun fact, the streaming service shared that the red train labelled “C.A. Boseman” was actually named after the Black Panther actor. “Our favorite trivia from #TheHarderTheyFall might be the fact that the train is named after our forever king, Chadwick Aaron Boseman,” Netflix tweeted. Boseman’s final film to ever be released was Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which hit Netflix in October 2020, while the last movie released during his lifetime was Spike Lee‘s Netflix title Da 5 Bloods. Our favorite trivia from #TheHarderTheyFall might be the fact that the train is na...

Before Thor was a big hit for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the studio was actually concerned that it would tank. CBR recently revealed that Marvel was initially concerned about how the God of Thunder would fair at the box office. Producer Stephen Broussard said, “Chris Hemsworth was on set in Thor costume, standing next to the other Avengers. But he was just being introduced in a movie that’s opening and we have no idea how he’s going to be received.” Craig Kyle, whowasis a writer on the film, was quite optimistic recalling, “The trailers were received pretty well, but I think everyone was in ‘let’s wait and see’ mode. To go into a theater where you heard the first laughs in the right places? And the cheers you were hoping and praying for but were never sure if they would come? It was ex...